This episode sheds light on what life is like for bi-racial and/or mixed race people in the United States through the personal experiences of the two panelists.  

Host - Tierra (IG: @simplytierranicole & @melanatedscenes | Website: https://melanatedscenes.com/)   

Panelists - ChaNelle (IG: @cmbaines88) - Ebony (IG: @murphy_ebony)  

Discussion Questions 

1. Is race an issue in the U.S.? (00:48) 

2. What is your ethnic background? (01:14) 

3. Are mixed race people treated differently in the U.S.? And how is it similar or different than the treatment of black people? 

4. Do you remember the first time someone pointed out or you realized you were different? (08:58) 

5. Did you ever experience racism in school/with an educator? 

6. How does race show up in your everyday lives? (28:38) 

7. What are your views on passing? (34:17)

This episode is a continuation of the Latin American perspective (Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic) on race in the United States.  

Host - Tierra (IG: @simplytierranicole & @melanatedscenes | Website: https://melanatedscenes.com/)   

Panelists - Mayra (IG: @mida_vazquez), Synthia (IG: @sallengreen), Crystal (IG: @creepswithtechnology), Katia (IG: @costenaatl11), Jazmin, Adriana  

Questions Continued... 

7. Have you experienced racism in the workplace? Do you code switch at work? (01:28) 

8. Do you have race conversations with your children? Did your parents have race conversations with you when you were younger? (09:52) 

9. How do you think the treatment of Latin American people in the U.S. has manifested mentally and physically within your communities? (17:02) 

10. What do you have to say to those who believe race and racism is non-existent in 2020? (39:30)

This video is the African view on race in the U.S. These points of view will shared from the Eritrean, Sudanese, Kenyan, Nigerian, Ethiopian and Somalian point of view.   

Host - Tierra (IG: @simplytierranicole & @melanatedscenes | Website: https://melanatedscenes.com/)   

Panelists - Berhan, Bukola (IG: @rosesiggy), Par (IG: @pk_2pretty), Carol (IG: @carol.onyancha), Hilal, Makda (IG: @_makda), Siham (IG: @jesusis), Tayo   

Discussion Questions Continued:  

5. How does race show up in your everyday lives? (01:24)  

6. Have you experienced racism within the workplace? Do you code switch at work? Why/Why not? (10:04)  

7. Did you have conversations about race while growing up with your parents? (24:35)  

8. How do you think the racial injustices faced has manifested mentally and physically within your communities? (36:24)  

9. What do you have to say to those who think race/racism is non-existent in 2020? (46:36)

This episode is the Latin American perspective on race in the United States.  We have experiences shared from the Mexican, Colombian and Dominican point of view.  Please watch and weigh-in in the comments to let us know your thoughts and please also share your experiences! We'd love to hear them :)  

Host - Tierra (IG: @simplytierranicole & @melanatedscenes | Website: https://melanatedscenes.com/)   

Panelists - Mayra (IG: @mida_vazquez) - Synthia (IG: @sallengreen), Crystal (IG: @creepswithtechnology), Katia (IG: @costenaatl11), Jazmin, Adriana  

Discussion Questions:  

1. Is race an issue in the U.S? (1:00) 

2. How are Latin American people treated differently in the U.S.? (2:50) 

3. When did you first realize you were a Latino or "other"? (12:43) 

4. Have you experienced racism in school or from educators? (26:15) 

5. How does race show up in your everyday lives? (40:10) 

6. Have you experienced racism or micro-aggressions in the workplace? (50:44) **Why do other Latinx groups vehemently separate themselves from Mexican people? (57:20)

This episode is the African view on race in the U.S. These points of view will shared from the Eritrean, Sudanese, Kenyan, Nigerian, Ethiopian and Somalian point of view.  

Host - Tierra (IG: @simplytierranicole & @melanatedscenes | Website: https://melanatedscenes.com/)  

Panelists - Berhan, Bukola (IG: @rosesiggy), Par (IG: @pk_2pretty), Carol (IG: @carol.onyancha), Hilal, Makda (IG: @_makda), Siham (IG: @jesusis), Tayo  

Discussion Questions: 

1. Is race an issue in the U.S.? (1:02) 

2. How are African people treated differently in the U.S.? (1:25) 

3. When was the first time you realized you were black/African? (29:28) 

4. Have you experienced racism on college campuses? (49:38)

This episode is the Native American view on race in the U.S.  

Host - Tierra (IG: @simplytierranicole & @melanatedscenes | Website: https://melanatedscenes.com/)  

Panelists - Carleen (IG: @aileetsah), Starla (IG: @star01_11), Melanie (IG: @fifiturtle)  

Discussion Questions: 

1. Is race an issue in the US? (1:16) 

2. Tell me when you first realized you were not white or different? (12:32) 

3. Do you ever have to code switch for work? Turn the Rez habits of, haha (22:25) 

4. How does racism affect you or show up in your lives? (26:28) 

5. Do you talk to your kids about racism? What does that look like? (50:10) 

6. How has racism manifested in your communities? (1:08:44) 

7. What do you have to say to individuals that say racism doesn’t exist? (1:29:22)

In this episode the ladies and I have a conversation about how race shows up in our everyday lives and how we navigate as black women.

The point of this talk is to bring awareness through sharing personal experiences. 

Host: Tierra (IG: @simplytierranicole & @melanatedscenes)

Panelist: Brea, Elentee (IG: @elentee & YT: Elenteé), Shantel (IG: @carmichael06), Alecia (Twitter: @aleciajones), Jasmine (IG: @jskayyyy), Deshanna

https://melanatedscenes.com/

This episode introduces Tierra, the creator of Melanated Scenes and informs why she created the podcast and her YouTube page. 

Melanated Scenes is here to create a space for black women and other women of color to shed light on their experiences, what it means to live in a black body  (or colored body), how we navigate and MOST IMPORTANTLY how we are amazing and can accomplish amazing things together. 

Please continue to tune in as we talk about ALL THINGS woman/black woman.